Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$200,000 Porto Santo Line/TMN Open
September 13 - 17, 2006
(11) Simone Kuhn/Lea Schwer, Switzerland
 
Simone Kuhn
Switzerland
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Sep 2, 1980 (45 yrs old)
Home Town: Emmenbrücke
Height: 184 cm (6'0")
Weight: 72 kg (158 lb)
Seasons: 13
Tournaments: 161
Career Wins: 4
Career FIVB WT Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$505,808.98
Lea Schwer
Switzerland
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jan 13, 1982 (44 yrs old)
Home Town: Basel
Height: 183 cm (6'0")
Weight: 69 kg (152 lb)
Seasons: 7
Tournaments: 80
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB C&S Lausanne 2005)
Career FIVB WT Best: 4th (Osaka 2005)
Career Winnings: US$170,774.76
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317192533Money
CEV10030111121000 US$57,239.67
FIVB49000123121081111 US$252,450.00
FIVB C&S1100000000000 US$3,400.00
Overall60130234131291111 US$313,089.67
Previous Porto Santo Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
CEV 8/25-28/2006 European Championship Final 7 13th 240 € 2,000.00
CEV 8/5-8/2006 Swiss Masters 5 9th 240 € 1,950.00
FIVB 8/2-5/2006 Austria Grand Slam 19 9th 320 US$7,750.00
FIVB 7/25-29/2006 Paris Grand Slam 19 13th 240 US$6,500.00
CEV 7/20-23/2006 Spanish Masters 9 2nd 540 € 8,150.00
FIVB 7/12-16/2006 Canada Open 11 13th 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 7/4-8/2006 France Open 11 13th 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 6/27-7/1/2006 Norway Grand Slam 9 9th 320 US$7,750.00
FIVB 6/20-24/2006 Switzerland Grand Slam 9 9th 320 US$9,000.00
CEV 6/15-18/2006 Russian Masters 14 13th 180 € 1,300.00
FIVB 5/31-6/4/2006 Greece Open 12 17th 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 5/24-28/2006 China Open 8 9th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 11/16-20/2005 South Africa Open 10 9th 140 US$5,250.00
FIVB 10/26-30/2005 Acapulco Open 13 17th 80 US$3,000.00
FIVB 9/14-18/2005 Indonesia Open 7 7th 200 US$8,000.00
Portugal Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 9/14/2006 Winner 1 Helke Claasen / Antje Roder, Germany (22) Lost 21-19, 17-21, 8-15 0:58
Thu, 9/14/2006 Contender 1 Vasiliki Arvaniti / Vasso Karadassiou, Greece (6) Won 21-17, 23-21 0:46
Fri, 9/15/2006 Contender 2 Natalie Cook / Nicole Sanderson, Australia (12) Lost 21-16, 17-21, 13-15 1:06
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Olympic Games100000000100 $0.00
World Championships200000001100 $17,500.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam1500001141071 $87,800.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open3100011288740 $147,150.00
Satellite110000000000 $3,400.00
Confederation Championship300010001100 $10,500.00
Total53100223121110111 $266,350.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Simone Kuhn Lea Schwer
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
3000001200 $0.00 Olympic Games1000000100 $0.00
6000011301 $23,250.00 World Championships2000001100 $8,750.00
461010819692 $188,300.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam18000025083 $45,525.00
80101484114101 $203,485.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open410001317857 $78,075.00
1000001000 $450.00 Challenger          
1100000000 $1,700.00 Satellite4100021000 $2,575.00
10111132100 $34,812.50 Confederation Championship5000101300 $6,750.00
1474135206526194 $451,997.50 Total711002725131310 $141,675.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2005FIVB1400011253110 $98,350.00 372956.1 %
2005FIVB C&S110000000000 $3,400.00 4266.7 %
2005CEV301010100000 $18,125.00 9564.3 %
2006FIVB900000043200 $52,000.00 172045.9 %
2006CEV401000012000 $13,400.00 7846.7 %
TotalFIVB2300011296310 $150,350.00 544952.4 %
TotalFIVB C&S110000000000 $3,400.00 4266.7 %
TotalCEV702010112000 $31,525.00 161355.2 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Simone Kuhn  Lea Schwer
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1000001000 $450.00 2000FIVB C&S          
6000000123 $3,500.00 2001FIVB          
1010000000 $11,625.00 2001CEV          
10000006130 $16,160.00 2002FIVB2000000002 $0.00
1000010000 $1,187.50 2002CEV          
11000133220 $34,125.00 2003FIVB4000000004 $0.00
2001010000 $4,500.00 2003CEV2000001100 $1,500.00
12001144200 $46,875.00 2004FIVB7000001123 $6,125.00
           2004FIVB C&S3000021000 $875.00
2110000000 $11,625.00 2004CEV2000001100 $1,500.00
14000138110 $49,175.00 2005FIVB14000138110 $49,175.00
1100000000 $1,700.00 2005FIVB C&S1100000000 $1,700.00
3010110000 $9,062.50 2005CEV3010110000 $9,062.50
9000007200 $26,000.00 2006FIVB9000007200 $26,000.00
4010003000 $6,700.00 2006CEV4010003000 $6,700.00
7724241332983 $222,685.00 TotalTotal511202622639 $102,637.50
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall68 73.1% 13 14.0% 12 12.9% 81-12 87.1% 9 8.7% 13 12.6% 81 78.6% 9-94 8.7% 68-81 45.6% 22-25 46.8% 11 91-107 46.0%
2005-200643 69.4% 10 16.1% 9 14.5% 53-9 85.5% 5 9.8% 4 7.8% 42 82.4% 5-46 9.8% 43-42 50.6% 15-13 53.6% 10 59-55 51.8%
Against the Field37 74.0% 4 8.0% 9 18.0% 41-9 82.0% 3 5.7% 8 15.1% 42 79.2% 3-50 5.7% 74-82 47.4% 14-34 29.2% 01 44-59 42.7%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Olympic Games000003000000000003
World Championships000012001200000035
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam007152200980000002536
Challenge/Four Star/Open0020210022310101006363
Satellite000000002101001042
Confederation Championship000000004201010056
Total0091828003844030210100115
Head to Head Results
Kuhn/Schwer lead the series against the field 37-34 (Lead 12 Series, Trail 8 Series, 4 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 0-6
9/2/05FIVBGreece Open Contender 6 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Kuhn/Schwer 8 21-15, 21-17 0:45
8/4/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Contender 1 Felisberta/Maestrini 2 Kuhn/Schwer 15 21-17, 23-21 0:40
7/27/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 2 Felisberta/Maestrini 2 Kuhn/Schwer 15 21-9, 21-18 0:39
6/16/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 3 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Kuhn/Schwer 9 21-18, 21-17 0:46
6/10/05FIVBItaly Open Winner 3 Felisberta/Maestrini 2 Kuhn/Schwer 7 21-10, 21-14 0:36
5/27/05FIVBJapan Open Winner 3 Felisberta/Maestrini 2 Kuhn/Schwer 7 23-21, 21-19 0:41
Series tied with # 3 Barros/Connelly, Brazil 2-2
8/3/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool C Kuhn/Schwer 19 Barros/Connelly 3 21-18, 24-22 0:48
7/13/06FIVBCanada Open Winner 2 Barros/Connelly 6, Q1 Kuhn/Schwer 11 14-21, 21-10, 15-9 0:44
6/29/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool H Barros/Connelly 25, Q1 Kuhn/Schwer 9 21-19, 21-13 0:38
9/2/05FIVBGreece Open Contender 5 Kuhn/Schwer 8 Barros/Connelly 7 24-22, 21-18 0:49
Trail the series against # 4 Xue/Zhang, China 0-1
5/25/06FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Xue/Zhang 25 Kuhn/Schwer 8 21-11, 23-21 0:39
Trail the series against # 5 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 1-2
5/26/06FIVBChina Open Contender 4 Antunes/Ribeiro 4 Kuhn/Schwer 8 24-22, 21-13 0:39
6/16/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 4 Antunes/Ribeiro 11, Q1 Kuhn/Schwer 9 21-16, 23-21 0:46
5/27/05FIVBJapan Open Contender 4 Kuhn/Schwer 7 Antunes/Ribeiro 4, Q1 21-15, 18-21, 15-11 0:49
Trail the series against # 6 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 3-4
9/14/06FIVBPortugal Open Contender 1 Kuhn/Schwer 11 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 6 21-17, 23-21 0:46
7/27/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Contender 3 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 11 Kuhn/Schwer 19 21-15, 21-14 0:40
7/6/06FIVBFrance Open Winner 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 6 Kuhn/Schwer 11 21-16, 21-16 0:38
8/8/05CEVSwiss Open Gold Medal Arvaniti/Karadassiou 6 Kuhn/Schwer 5 16-21, 27-25, 19-17 1:15
7/14/05FIVBPortugal Open Contender 3 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 4 Kuhn/Schwer 12 21-18, 21-18 0:41
6/16/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 2 Kuhn/Schwer 9 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 8 21-17, 21-18 0:39
5/28/05FIVBJapan Open Contender 5 Kuhn/Schwer 7 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 11 25-23, 21-17 0:44
Lead the series against # 7 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta, Cuba 1-0
9/1/05FIVBGreece Open Contender 4 Kuhn/Schwer 8 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 11 21-12, 22-20 0:41
Lead the series against # 8 Brink-Abeler/Jurich, Germany 1-0
7/28/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 3 Kuhn/Schwer 15 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 23 21-14, 21-19 0:37
Trail the series against # 10 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 1-6
8/6/06CEVSwiss Masters Winner 2 Hakedal/Torlen 4 Kuhn/Schwer 5 22-20, 21-19 0:47
7/14/06FIVBCanada Open Contender 3 Hakedal/Torlen 14 Kuhn/Schwer 11 21-15, 21-17 0:40
6/29/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool H Hakedal/Torlen 8 Kuhn/Schwer 9 21-14, 21-19 0:41
6/16/06CEVRussian Masters Contender 1 Hakedal/Torlen 6 Kuhn/Schwer 14 21-19, 21-17 0:45
8/31/05FIVBGreece Open Winner 2 Hakedal/Torlen 9 Kuhn/Schwer 8 21-17, 21-14 0:39
8/26/05CEVEuropean Championship Final Winner 3 Kuhn/Schwer 8 Hakedal/Torlen 1 13-21, 21-13, 15-8 0:50
8/4/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 1 Hakedal/Torlen 18 Kuhn/Schwer 15 12-21, 21-13, 15-11 0:53
Series tied with # 12 Cook/Sanderson, Australia 1-1
9/15/06FIVBPortugal Open Contender 2 Cook/Sanderson 12 Kuhn/Schwer 11 16-21, 21-17, 15-13 1:06
8/4/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 1 Kuhn/Schwer 19 Cook/Sanderson 18 23-21, 21-18 0:43
Series tied with # 13 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 1-1
6/30/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 2 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 11 Kuhn/Schwer 9 16-21, 21-16, 15-13 0:54
7/7/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 2 Kuhn/Schwer 6 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 12 21-18, 23-21 0:44
Lead the series against # 14 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 1-0
8/25/06CEVEuropean Championship Final Contender 1 Kuhn/Schwer 7 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 9 21-14, 24-22 0:41
Lead the series against # 15 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 3-1
7/7/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 4 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 9 Kuhn/Schwer 6 21-19, 15-21, 16-14 0:57
5/28/05FIVBJapan Open Contender 6 Kuhn/Schwer 7 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 20 15-21, 23-21, 15-13 1:01
5/18/05FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Kuhn/Schwer 8 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 25 21-7, 21-11 0:28
5/13/05CEVTurkish Open Contender 2 Kuhn/Schwer 3 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 8 19-21, 21-13, 15-9 0:50
Lead the series against # 16 Keizer/Leenstra, Netherlands 3-1
8/6/06CEVSwiss Masters Contender 2 Keizer/Leenstra 7 Kuhn/Schwer 5 21-19, 21-18 0:53
7/14/06FIVBCanada Open Contender 2 Kuhn/Schwer 11 Keizer/Leenstra 21 21-18, 21-16 0:45
7/13/05FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Kuhn/Schwer 12 Keizer/Leenstra 21 21-18, 22-24, 15-12 0:57
6/21/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 2 Kuhn/Schwer 11 Keizer/Leenstra 22 21-18, 21-13 0:37
Trail the series against # 18 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 2-6
7/27/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Contender 2 Kuhn/Schwer 19 Kadijk/Mooren 13 21-18, 23-25, 15-12 0:57
7/22/06CEVSpanish Masters Semi-Finals Kuhn/Schwer 9 Kadijk/Mooren 3 21-23, 21-17, 15-7 0:54
6/22/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Contender 4 Kadijk/Mooren 14 Kuhn/Schwer 9 21-17, 21-18 0:38
6/16/06CEVRussian Masters Winner 1 Kadijk/Mooren 3 Kuhn/Schwer 14 22-20, 21-19 0:41
6/2/06FIVBGreece Open Contender 2 Kadijk/Mooren 11 Kuhn/Schwer 12 21-14, 17-21, 15-11 0:50
8/27/05CEVEuropean Championship Final Semi-Finals Kadijk/Mooren 2 Kuhn/Schwer 8 23-21, 21-19 0:46
5/19/05FIVBChina Open Contender 3 Kadijk/Mooren 16 Kuhn/Schwer 8 16-21, 22-20, 15-9 0:47
5/12/05CEVTurkish Open Winner 1 Kadijk/Mooren 14 Kuhn/Schwer 3 21-17, 21-12 0:25
Lead the series against # 20 Lessard/Maxwell, Canada 4-0
7/6/06FIVBFrance Open Contender 2 Kuhn/Schwer 11 Lessard/Maxwell 28, Q2 21-15, 22-20 0:44
5/25/06FIVBChina Open Contender 1 Kuhn/Schwer 8 Lessard/Maxwell 24 21-17, 21-15 0:34
7/7/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 3 Kuhn/Schwer 6 Lessard/Maxwell 19 21-14, 21-11 0:33
6/23/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 3 Kuhn/Schwer 11 Lessard/Maxwell 37 21-18, 21-19 0:43
Trail the series against # 22 Claasen/Roder, Germany 0-1
9/14/06FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Claasen/Roder 22 Kuhn/Schwer 11 19-21, 21-17, 15-8 0:58
Lead the series against # 24, Q2 Koizumi/Tanaka, Japan 2-0
11/17/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Pool G Kuhn/Schwer 10 Koizumi/Tanaka 26, Q2 21-14, 21-12 0:35
5/26/05FIVBJapan Open Winner 1 Kuhn/Schwer 7 Koizumi/Tanaka 26 21-11, 18-21, 15-9 0:49
Lead the series against # 25, Q6 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 1-0
8/25/05CEVEuropean Championship Final Winner 2 Kuhn/Schwer 8 Jursone/Minusa 21-10, 21-13 0:29
Lead the series against # 27, Q5 Faure/Sarpaux, France 3-0
5/26/06FIVBChina Open Contender 2 Kuhn/Schwer 8 Faure/Sarpaux 26, Q11 21-12, 21-17 0:37
8/11/05FIVB C&SSwitzerland Satellite Winner 2 Kuhn/Schwer 1 Faure/Sarpaux 8, Q1 21-16, 21-11 0:37
7/28/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 2 Kuhn/Schwer 15 Faure/Sarpaux 32 24-22, 21-15 0:50
Trail the series against Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 0-1
8/13/05FIVB C&SSwitzerland Satellite Semi-Finals Ludwig/Niedrig 6 Kuhn/Schwer 1 14-21, 13-21 0:34
Lead the series against # Q1 Barrera/Hamzaoui, France 3-0
7/13/06FIVBCanada Open Winner 1 Kuhn/Schwer 11 Barrera/Hamzaoui 22 15-21, 21-14, 15-11 0:53
5/26/06FIVBChina Open Contender 3 Kuhn/Schwer 8 Barrera/Hamzaoui 15 21-17, 21-19 0:38
9/16/05FIVBIndonesia Open Contender 4 Kuhn/Schwer 7 Barrera/Hamzaoui 19 21-14, 21-16 0:29
Lead the series against # Q9 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 2-0
8/12/05FIVB C&SSwitzerland Satellite Contender 4 Kuhn/Schwer 1 Baburina/Osheyko 7 21-14, 17-21, 15-12 0:51
8/8/05CEVSwiss Open Semi-Finals Kuhn/Schwer 5 Baburina/Osheyko 10 21-18, 21-16 0:41
Series tied with # Q10 Gschweidl/Hansel, Austria 1-1
8/3/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool C Gschweidl/Hansel 30 Kuhn/Schwer 19 21-18, 21-18 0:39
9/16/05FIVBIndonesia Open Contender 2 Kuhn/Schwer 7 Gschweidl/Hansel 24, Q2 21-17, 21-15 0:36
Lead the series against # Q16 Urban/Wiatr, Poland 1-0
6/28/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool H Kuhn/Schwer 9 Urban/Wiatr 24 21-7, 21-16 0:32